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Marisa Mell was born in Graz, Styria, Austria on February 24, 1939. Public records list Marisa Mell as a film actor. Death is recorded on May 16, 1992, at the age of 53.
My Take
Marisa Mell is the sort of star I find irresistible. Born in Graz in 1939, she became European cinema's go-to femme fatale, unforgettable as Eva Kant in Bava's Danger: Diabolik and in Fulci's gialli. What draws me is the contradiction she carried on screen: glamour and menace, elegance and danger, all at once. She could shift the temperature of a frame just by entering it. Her death at 53 in 1992 feels like a loss of a vanished mode of stardom. I keep returning to performers like her, gorgeous emblems of a bolder, stranger era of filmmaking.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marisa Mell
- Name (Japanese)
- マリーザ・メル
- Reading
- まりーざ・める
- Born
- February 24, 1939 – May 16, 1992
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Graz, Styria, Austria
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marisa%20Mell
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94721
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Marisa Mell born?
Born February 24, 1939.
When did Marisa Mell die?
Died May 16, 1992, aged 53.
Where was Marisa Mell from?
Marisa Mell was from Graz, Styria, Austria.
What did Marisa Mell do?
Marisa Mell worked as actor, film actor.
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